Philippine Stock Market Updates

Philippine Stock Market Updates

Because nowadays, knowing how to invest in the Philippine stock market is now EASY as you can learn it by watching online via youtube or reading it in your friend’s post in facebook. But knowing how is not that essential, what is important is that you UNDERSTAND it well from a registered stock market expert.

That’s why I’m writing this article for you to appreciate the BENEFITS of investing in the stock market in our country!

HISTORY have shown that investing in the Philippine stock market offers higher returns compared to bank savings and can beat inflation rate. There are two ways to make your money grows in the stock market provided that you understand the basics of stock investing. First when the stocks you buy APPRECIATES and second when the stocks you bought declared CASH DIVIDENDS.

Did you know that there are 269 stocks you can choose from the Philippine stock market?

When did I start investing in the STOCK MARKET?

I have been investing in the Philippine stock market since 2010 and it really helps me a lot in terms of GROWING my money easily since I am aware of guaranteed interest in our savings in the bank and average inflation rate in our country.

At first, I started buying shares of the biggest corporations in the Philippines which are included in Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi). The PSEi is composed of 30 stocks which carefully selected to represent the general performance of the Philippine stock market and most of it considered to be BLUE CHIPS. These are the list of PSEi stocks as of April 12, 2017 with corresponding market price and minimum shares.

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Stock Symbol

Corporation Name

Market Capitalization (Philippine Peso)

Market Price

Minimum Shares

1

AC

Ayala Corporation

532,893,403,209.00

857.00

10

2

AEV

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

424,224,579,542.10

75.50

10

3

AGI

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

142,339,815,788.94

14.32

100

4

ALI

Ayala Land, Inc.

520,828,963,615.20

35.00

100

5

AP

Aboitiz Power Corporation

305,382,078,740.50

42.00

100

6

BDO

BDO Unibank, Inc.

526,243,804,129.50

121.00

10

7

BPI

Bank of the Philippine Islands

411,768,673,186.40

105.00

10

8

DMC

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

159,595,189,400.00

12.16

100

9

EDC

Energy Development Corporation

113,546,280,600.00

6.12

100

10

FGEN

First Gen Corporation

78,527,239,297.65

20.95

100

11

GLO

Globe Telecom, Inc.

275,838,711,356.00

2,058.00

5

12

GTCAP

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

221,186,700,000.00

1,275.00

5

13

ICT

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

182,662,709,755.75

90.00

10

14

JFC

Jollibee Foods Corporation

223,561,023,319.20

208.80

10

15

JGS

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

573,027,332,560.00

81.45

10

16

LTG

LT Group, Inc.

168,813,666,668.40

15.50

100

17

MBT

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company

275,084,945,989.00

84.50

10

18

MEG

Megaworld Corporation

127,668,205,653.12

4.05

1000

19

MER

Manila Electric Company

318,743,513,774.00

284.00

10

20

MPI

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation

203,516,994,737.92

6.48

100

21

PCOR

Petron Corporation

84,844,695,697.85

9.25

100

22

PGOLD

Puregold Price Club, Inc

116,284,288,122.30

42.20

100

23

RLC

Robinsons Land Corporation

105,825,523,207.25

25.85

100

24

SCC

Semirara Mining and Power Corporation

162,988,823,790.00

151.50

10

25

SECB

Security Bank Corporation

160,503,782,931.00

217.00

10

26

SM

SM Investments Corporation

870,913,412,841.00

719.00

10

27

SMC

San Miguel Corporation

256,880,697,624.00

107.80

10

28

SMPH

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

851,937,334,973.00

30.20

100

29

TEL

PLDT, Inc.

382,418,721,750.00

1,780.00

5

30

URC

Universal Robina Corporation

379,115,841,296.00

174.00

10

Source: edge.pse.com.ph

Did you know that the 30 stocks composition of the PSEi changes every six (6) months?

After opening an account with the online stock brokers then you may buy shares of the 269 listed stocks. But for beginner, start first with the 30 blue chip stocks listed above.

Let us assume that you are able to buy shares of Jollibee Foods Corporation with stock symbol of JFC which have a market price of PhP 109.00 that was 5 years ago and have a minimum board lot or shares of 10.

The total amount you will receive for selling 10 shares of JFC is P2,054.85.

Don’t worry about the buying and selling transaction fees, it is computed automatically by the online stock broker’s platform. In order to minimize the transaction fees, it is good to know that a minimum of PhP 8,000 per trade per stock is a must!

Your initial investment of PhP 1,112.56 appreciates to PhP 2,054.85 if you are able to buy 10 shares of JFC 5 years ago and sell it as of writing. That is 85% growth in a span of 5 years or 17% yearly if you have knowledge, time and money to learn more about the fundamental and technical analysis.

During the last 5 years also, JFC gives a total cash dividends of PhP 9.21 which is additional of PhP 92.10 to your online portfolio since you have only 10 shares.

Source: performance.morningstar.com

The cash dividends might small but imagine if you have 1 million shares of JFC and the amount of cash dividends will be equivalent to PhP 9.21 million and value of your investment will be PhP 208.8 millions!

If you find it difficult to trade directly in the Philippine stock market, just simply invest through EQUITY MUTUAL FUND if you are first time to learn about it.

The good thing about Equity Mutual Fund is that you have a Fund Manager that carefully select the top 10 BLUE CHIPS and becomes affordable to investors since PhP 5,000 also is a great start for those people who have limited knowledge, time and money.

Did you know that your money can grow about 10% per year in equity mutual fund?

About Engr. Rich Magpantay

Engr. Rich Magpantay, ECE, CIS, is a Certified Investment Solicitor of Philam Asset Management, Inc. (PAMI), the premier mutual fund company in the Philippines. He is also an active seafarer and book author of 5 best reading personal finance books and have been awarded as OFW Advocate of the Year 2016 by Angat Pilipinas Financial Literacy.